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Savor: Mindful Eating, Mindful Life Paperback – Illustrated, March 8, 2011
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End Your Struggle with Weight.
Your Path Begins Here.
With the scientific expertise of Dr. Lilian Cheung in nutrition and Thich Nhat Hanh's experience in teaching mindfulness the world over, Savor not only helps us achieve the healthy weight and well-being we seek, but also brings to the surface the rich abundance of life available to us in every moment.
- Print length304 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateMarch 8, 2011
- Dimensions5.31 x 0.68 x 8 inches
- ISBN-100061697702
- ISBN-13978-0061697708
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“Among Buddhist leaders influential in the West, Thich Nhat Hanh ranks second only to the Dalai Lama.” — New York Times
“Hanh and Cheung explore the convergence of nutritional science with Buddhist teaching and find complementary insights. Together, they provide approaches that help to heal both the individual and societal illness that is being manifested as an epidemic of obesity. Everyone can learn from this book.” — Walter Willett, M.D., author of Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy and Chair, Department of Nutrition Harvard School of Public Health
“Authored by an eminent spiritual leader and a renowned nutritionist, this work infuses science into wisdom and wisdom into science. It is a practical guide to eating mindfully and points the way to attain a healthier weight and a more satisfying life.” — From the foreword by Harvey V. Fineberg, M.D., Ph.D. President, Institute of Medicine
“Zen Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh and Dr. Lilian Cheung, in Savor, have brought us a profoundly beautiful and powerful guide to mindful eating and living. Please savor it.” — David S. Ludwig, MD, PhD, Director of the Optimal Weight for Life (OWL) Program, Children's Hospital Boston and author, Ending the Food Fight: Guide your Child to a Healthy Weight in a Fast Food/Fake Food World.
“This is a uniquely insightful and positive program for wellness; a book of tested wisdom; practical action; and intellectual, emotional, and spiritual nutriments.” — Booklist
“...Not your average healthy-eating guide. ‘Savor’ may have us rethinking every bite, but maybe that’s just what we need..” — Tricycle Magazine
“In their new book, “Savor: Mindful Eating, Mindful Life,” Lilian Cheung, a nutritionist at Harvard, and Thich Nhat Hanh, a Buddhist teacher, give important advice to dieters about using Buddhist techniques of mindfulness to control overeating.” — New York Times
“Even if you already have your weight under control, implementing the exercises in this book is bound to enhance the presence and sensuous pleasure of your eating.” — Basil & Spice
“The book is recommended not only for those seeking practical advice on how to control excesses leading to overweight but also to anyone wishing to bring balance into his or her everyday life.” — New Age Retailer
“Together, Cheung and Hanh offer a primer on psychological and spiritual health, as well as a practical nutritional guide to healthier eating.” — Harvard Magazine
About the Author
Thich Nhat Hanh was a world-renowned Buddhist Zen master, poet, author, scholar, and activist for social change, who was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He was the author of many bestselling books, including the classics Peace Is Every Step and The Art of Living. Through his books and retreats at the monasteries he has founded in the U.S., Europe, Asia, and Australia, he became a pre-eminent figure in contemporary Buddhism, offering teachings that are both deeply rooted in ancient wisdom and accessible to all.
Sister Chan Khong is Thich Nhat Hanh’s most senior monastic disciple and lifelong collaborator. A leading force in his engaged Buddhism programs and humanitarian projects, her books include Learning True Love and Beginning Anew.
Sister True Dedication is a former journalist and monastic Dharma Teacher ordained by Thich Nhat Hanh.
Dr. Lilian Cheung is a lecturer and Director of Health Promotion and Communication at the Harvard School of Public Health’s Department of Nutrition. She has been a co-investigator at Harvard Prevention Research Center on Nutrition and Physical Activity, which collaborates with community partners to design, implement and evaluate programs that improve nutrition and physical activity among children and youth. She is also the creator and editorial director of The Nutrition Source, the Harvard School of Public Health’s nutrition website for journalists, health professionals and consumers.
Product details
- Publisher : HarperOne; Reprint edition (March 8, 2011)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 304 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0061697702
- ISBN-13 : 978-0061697708
- Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
- Dimensions : 5.31 x 0.68 x 8 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #132,125 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #133 in Spiritual Meditations (Books)
- #723 in Weight Loss Diets (Books)
- #1,134 in Other Diet Books
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About the author
Thich Nhat Hanh (1926–2022) was a Vietnamese Buddhist Zen Master, poet, and peace activist and one of the most revered and influential spiritual teachers in the world. Born in 1926, he became a Zen Buddhist monk at the age of sixteen. His work for peace and reconciliation during the war in Vietnam moved Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1967. In Vietnam, Thich Nhat Hanh founded Van Hanh Buddhist University and the School of Youth for Social Service, a corps of Buddhist peace workers. Exiled as a result of his work for peace, he continued his humanitarian efforts, rescuing boat people and helping to resettle refugees. In 1982 he established Plum Village France, the largest Buddhist monastery in Europe and the hub of the international Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism. Over seven decades of teaching, he published a hundred books, which have been translated into more than forty languages and have sold millions of copies worldwide.
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Having been at the mercy of dysfunctional eating since childhood, disassociation from my body is a familiar companion. What a relief to find a different approach through Insight and Mindfullness, specific techniques to call on in those moments of obsession and craving. Practicing the breathing techniques brought an immediate calming presence (myself?)
Simple, kind and sympathetic language against the backdrop of weighty, intelligent research and knowledge made this a very satisfying read. I learned much more about the depths of this problem and ways to heal. Not a book to be relegated to my self help pile, but kept close by as a resource to be read and re-read. Thank you for producing such a nourishing book. Arna Berg
In addition to being a wonderful resource on how and what to eat, Savor offers very practical ways to do everything in life mindfully, even if one is constantly busy and on the go. Dr. Cheung modernizes meditation exercises by presenting ways we can be mindful even while rushing or multitasking at work or at school. I found the Internet/E-mail Meditation, Brisk-Walking Meditation, and Light-Switch Meditation in Chapter 7 particularly useful.
I am working on my second degree in nutrition and I have practiced meditation, yet I was so struck by how Savor made me realize that I had slipped into a hamster wheel mode. Reading Savor... and really savoring every word... was like hitting a reset button. It was a much needed reminder of how increasing mindfulness can increase happiness. I will keep it by my bedside for whenever I need a mindfulness reminder.
This book is page after page of cliches with agonizing redundancy. What I was hoping to encounter was a serious examination of the mindful experience of eating -- the effect of taste, for example -- but it's really another weight loss book that pathologizes overweight people with the cloying language of rather superficial spiritual practice. There's a kind of smarmy moralism behind some passages of the book. If you're overweight, you're not mindful, mkay? You're contributing to the ruin of the planet.
I might add that a good bit of the "science" represented in the book is dubious if not plain wrong. By implication, for example, it perpetuates the misguided assumption that exercise creates significant weight loss, when we know that nutrition is far more significant in that effort and that exercise is more valuable in keeping weight off.
I'd like to say the book is a good introduction to mindfulness training for newcomers and that it provides an engaging context -- eating -- to fortify the inquiry into mindfulness. But even the exercises it suggests are jumbled and simple-minded. Do we really need countless mantras to recite with each in and out breath?
I could go on. But anyone with any experience in mindfulness training will find this book grueling.